From: Shahrukh Merchant Subject: Recognizing Tango Music "What makes Tango music Tango music?"
Joaquin Amenabar in his book "Tango, Let's Dance to the Music" describes modern Tango as having two elements, a basic four-beat count and a melodic phrase with its own rhythmic accents that are not tied to any fixed rhythmic pattern. Each phrase has its own accents according to the melody, so the rhythm of tango is not a fixed rhythmic pattern anymore. Further chapters discuss the form and structure of Tango, melodic rhythm, double-time, syncopation, off-beat and other features of Tango music. The book and DVD is recommended for all serious Tango dancers and teachers. It is available in Australia/NZ, Europe and the UK. I'm not sure that it is available in the US, but I know it was planned for sometime this year. www.joaquinamenabar.com Mr Amenabar is taking workshops in Australia and New Zealand during June / July 2010. Details at www.paralosninos.net. John _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
